2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners January 23, 2001
September 30, 2002, and 600 hours effective September 30,
2003.
5.PTO cashout: Effective 1/1/2001, upon termination, an employee
may cash in up to 600 hours maximum (down from 1200 hours)
PTO time, at 50% value.
6.PTO/generic service purchase or cash payout: Eligible employees
whose PTO banks exceed 120 hours will also be offered a one
time opportunity to purchase generic service time with the
county paying for 20% of the cost of that time. Eligible
employees whose bank exceeds 600 hours as of 9/30/00 will be
given a one time opportunity to apply for a cash payment of
up to 50% of the unused accumulated PTO up to a maximum of
600 hours for an actual payoff of 300. The PTO bank may not
be reduced below 120 hours.
7.Health insurance: Employees can now select PPO-1 as an option.
Employee copays for PPO-1 will increase from 10% to 20%
percent and from 5% to 10% for PPO-2. Employees now also
have the option of receiving $75.00 a month in lieu of
insurance.
8.Retiree health: Employee co-pays for retiree health will
increase 5% to 10% after 20 years.
9.Dental insurance: Maximum benefit was increased to $1,500 from
$1,000.
10.Retiree group life insurance: Benefit increased from $2,000 to
$4,000.
11.Vision insurance: Added for employees with the coverage
provided the same as for non-union employees.
12.Retirement - MERS: Retirement at age 50 with 25 years of
service was added.
Non-Economic Items
1.Arbitration and grievance procedure: Any costs associated with
filing for arbitration will now be borne by the filing
party.
2.Funeral Leave: In the event of the death in an employee's close
or immediate family, 24 hours of PTO time will be added to
the employee's bank of time.
3.Disability: The County's light duty program was added.
4.Residency requirement: The residency requirement was deleted.
5.Drug and alcohol procedures: Minimum level for discipline in
case of positive alcohol test changed from .10 to .03. Last
chance agreement will be utilized at .02.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair
By Commissioner Smith: That the Report of the Committee be
received and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.
Approved.
FROM: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS -- 4.3 JANUARY 23, 2001
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